Central Hinds
Personnel
CaptainNatalie Dodd
CoachJacob Oram
Team information
ColoursCS Green and gold
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1979
Home groundPukekura Park, New Plymouth
Saxton Oval, Nelson
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
McLean Park, Napier
History
First-class debutCanterbury
in 1979
at Porritt Park, Christchurch
HBJS wins3
SS wins1
Official websiteCentral Hinds

The Central Hinds are the women's representative cricket team of Central Districts Cricket Association, based in central New Zealand. They play their home games at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North, Saxton Oval, Nelson and McLean Park, Napier. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition and were formerly known as Central Districts Women.

History

Central Districts Cricket Association comprises eight District associations: Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Whanganui in the North Island, and Marlborough and Nelson in the South Island.[1]

Central Districts joined the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield for the 1979–80 season and finished fourth with one win and three draws.[2] In 1982–83, they finished second for the first time, behind Canterbury, who dominated the period.[3]

The Central Hinds won their first title in 2005–06 (when the one-day competition was named the State League), finishing second in the group stage before beating Canterbury in the final, helped by three wickets from Zara McWilliams and 55* from Sara McGlashan.[4][5] They were the runner-up in 2007–08 before winning their second one-day competition in 2009–10, with the final rained off and therefore winning the title as they had topped the group stage.[6][7] They also won their only Super Smash title the same season, beating Auckland in the final by eight wickets.[8]

The Central Hinds won their third one-day title in 2018–19, topping the group stage before beating the Auckland Hearts in a home final.[9] Central Hinds batter Natalie Dodd was the leading run-scorer in the competition, with 652 runs.[10]

Dodd and then-captain Anlo van Deventer set a New Zealand women's List A partnership record (all wickets) of 328 during the competition, for the second wicket against the Otago Sparks at Fitzherbert Park on March 3, 2019.[11] In December 2019, Dodd and Jess Watkin also set a national first-wicket record in the competition with a partnership of 216 at Karori Park, Wellington.[12]

Grounds

Central Districts' first primary home ground was Manawaroa Park, Palmerston North, with some matches played at Ongley Park in the same city.[13]

In the 1990s, the side began playing at Victoria Park, Whanganui, as well as Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North. In 1998, the team began playing in Napier, especially at Nelson Park, but also later at McLean Park. From the 2000s, their primary grounds were Pukekura Park, New Plymouth and Fitzherbert Park, along with stints at grounds such as Queen Elizabeth Park and Cornwall Park, Hastings.

Since 2020–21, the Central Hinds have primarily used Pukekura Park, McLean Park, Fitzherbert Park and, since 2021–22, Saxton Oval, Nelson, and play both their home and away Super Smash matches as double-headers with the Central Stags.[13][14][15]

Players

Current squad

Based on contracted squad announced for the 2023–24 season.[16] Players in bold have international caps.

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
21Emma McLeod New Zealand28 March 2006Right-handedRight-arm off breakCDCA contract
88Kerry-Anne Tomlinson New Zealand19 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
All-rounders
4Mikaela Greig New Zealand22 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakCDCA contract
6Thamsyn Newton New Zealand3 June 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
18Hollie Armitage England14 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player; Super Smash only
23Georgia Atkinson New Zealand23 April 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCDCA contract
25Ashtuti Kumar New Zealand19 July 2003Right-handedRight-arm off breakCDCA contract
26Flora Devonshire New Zealand13 February 2003Left-handedLeft-arm off breakCDCA contract
27Ocean Bartlett New Zealand27 June 2003Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCDCA contract
74Hannah Rowe New Zealand3 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumNZC contract
–Priyanaz Chatterji Scotland12 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
3Natalie Dodd New Zealand22 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm off breakCDCA contract
19Kate Gaging New Zealand19 July 2001Right-handed—CDCA contract
Bowlers
7Rosemary Mair New Zealand7 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm mediumNZC contract
11Melissa Hansen New Zealand2 May 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
20Claudia Green New Zealand6 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
34Aniela Apperley New Zealand12 September 2004Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract

Notable players

Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[17]

Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally in sports other than cricket are listed below:


Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Central Districts Cricket Association/Districts". Central Districts Cricket Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1979–80". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hansells Cup 1982–83". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "State League 2005–06/Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Canterbury Women v Central Districts Women, 28 January 2006". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "State League 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition 2009–10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Central Districts Women v Auckland Women, 30 January 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018–19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018–19 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. ↑ https://www.nzc.nz/match-reports/archive/hbj-shield-round-10-in-palmerston-north?tab=c_points-table
  12. ↑ https://www.cdcricket.co.nz/newsarticle/85023
  13. 1 2 "Women's First-Class Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Women's List A Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Welcome to CD, Thamsyn Newton!". Central Districts Cricket. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Central Districts Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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